PBL’s stated goal with respect to Fairfax [had been] to create a large, diversified and integrated Australian media company to take advantage of the strategic and operational synergies inherent in such a combination.
James Packer

It is clear that it will not be possible to accomplish this objective in the near term… As we have repeatedly said, we have no interest in remaining passive investors in Fairfax.
James Packer

[On Brian Powers] I think I found him a really nice guy, a really nice guy and bright. So that to me was doubly good because he was someone who you could learn from and he was also someone who was capable of being a friend.
James Packer

Working with Brian Powers has been highly educational and enjoyable in every respect. I wish him well in his new endeavours and I am sure that he will continue to succeed in whatever he chooses to do next.
James Packer

I’m just grateful that Andrew Forrest has pulled all this together.
James Packer

People can make a real difference. One person at a time, one job at a time, one life at a time.
James Packer

I can handle the Mugabe lines and all of those things. The thing that I fundamentally believe is that crown is a good business. We treat our employees well, customers come to our business because they enjoy it.
James Packer

This perception that the only people who come to crown are helpless victims, and we are just sitting there preying on them – I reject that absolutely. And that does upset me.
James Packer